My First Wife Left Me Chords by John Lee Hooker

Tempo:
71.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

Am

G

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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When My First Wife Left Me - John Lee Hooker chords
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[A]
[D] [A]
[G] When my [A] first wife loved me, she left my [G#] heart in [A] misery.
[G] [A] When my first wife loved me, she left my heart in misery.
Ever since that day, boy, I don't think I'll [E] ever love again.
[A] [A] [Am]
[A] If I [C] can get her back again,
[A] I'll never [Bm] roam [A] no more.
If I get her back [F#] again, [A] [G] boys, I'll never roam no [A] more.
I had a good [E] wife, but [G] I did [B] not treat her [Am] right.
[A]
It's my fault, I only have myself to blame.
[G] [Am] [A] It's my fault, it's my fault, boys, I only have myself to blame.
[Bm] [A]
She would have been home right [G] now, if I hadn't have wanted every woman that I've seen.
[Am]
[D] [A] [Am] [A] [F#]
[B] I found one thing, [Am] these women don't mean [Dm] you no good.
[A] [E]
[A] [Am] [A] You [D] mistreat a good girl for some [Am] woman, [A] then she'll turn around and turn her back on you.
I'm [Am]
[D] [Am]
[A] [D] [A]
[G] having [Am] bad luck, [A] having [C] bad luck ever since she's been [A] gone.
I'm having bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
[Am] Ever since my baby been gone,
[D] [A] when she was at [Am] home, Lord, I did not treat her right.
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
E
2311
A
1231
Am
2311
G
2131
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To jam and learn John Lee Hooker - My First Wife Left Me chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, Am, A, Am and D. Ease into the song by practicing at 35 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 72 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] When my [A] first wife loved me, _ she left my [G#] heart in [A] misery.
_ [G] _ [A] _ When my first wife loved me, she left my heart in misery. _ _
_ _ Ever since that day, boy, I don't think I'll [E] ever love again.
[A] _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ _ _ If I [C] can get her back again, _
[A] _ _ I'll never [Bm] roam [A] no more. _ _
_ _ _ _ If I get her back [F#] again, [A] _ _ [G] boys, I'll never roam no [A] more. _ _
_ I had a good [E] wife, but [G] I did [B] not treat her [Am] right.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
It's my fault, _ I only have myself to blame. _
[G] _ [Am] _ [A] _ It's my fault, it's my fault, boys, _ I only have myself to blame.
[Bm] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ She would have been home right [G] now, if I hadn't have wanted every woman that I've seen.
_ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [A] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] I found one thing, [Am] _ these women don't mean [Dm] you no good.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] You [D] mistreat a good girl for some [Am] woman, _ [A] then she'll turn around and turn her back on you.
_ _ I'm _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[G] having [Am] bad luck, _ [A] having [C] bad luck ever since she's been [A] gone.
_ _ _ I'm having bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck, bad luck.
_ [Am] _ Ever since my baby been gone, _
[D] [A] when _ _ _ she was at [Am] home, _ Lord, I did not treat her right. _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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